Carnival Foods reopened after smoke clears building

Lancaster firefighters called in to find source, trace it to blower motor

12:58 AM,
Oct. 18, 2013

Lancaster firefighters come down off the roof of Carnival Foods on Thursday in Lancaster. Firefighters responded to an electrical fire in an air blower unit that was sparking inside the building. Customers were allowed back in the store about an hour after firefighters received the call.

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Lancaster firefighters responded to a small electrical fire Thursday afternoon in a second floor office area at Carnival Foods on Memorial Drive.

The fire crew was dispatched to the store, 1215 N. Memorial Drive, at 3:38 p.m. and store employees evacuated about 50 customers. Several customers waited outside to finish their shopping until firefighters left just over an hour after the call came in. No injuries were reported.

According to Lancaster Fire Deptartment Lt. John Craiglow, a grocery store employee discovered the fire. Craiglow said the employee "saw and smelled smoke and looked ...